Grammar: Describing People and Things by Weight and Size for Primary 2

Class: Primary 2
Term: First Term
Week: 3
Age: 7 years
Duration: 45 minutes
Subject: English Studies
Curriculum Theme: Grammatical Accuracy
Previous Lesson: Speech: Asking and Answering What Things Are Made Of
Topic: Grammar: Describing People and Things by Weight and Size
Subject Matter: Describe things and people according to weights and size e.g. little, large, small, big etc.

Specific Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

Cognitive Domain

• Identify words that describe size such as ‘big’, ‘small’, ‘large’, and ‘little’.
• Identify words that describe weight such as ‘heavy’ and ‘light’.
• Use appropriate words to describe the size of people and things.
• Use appropriate words to describe the weight of people and things.

Affective Domain

• Appreciate the importance of using descriptive words in sentences.
• Participate actively in class discussions about describing people and things.

Psychomotor Domain

• Point to objects and describe their size or weight using learned words.
• Write simple sentences describing people or things by their size and weight.

Reference Materials

The following resources were used in planning this lesson:

• 2014 9 Years Basic Education Curriculum
• Relevant State Unified Scheme of Work
• Primary 2 English Language Textbook
• FCT ERC/NAPPS Scheme of work

Instructional Materials

The teacher will teach this lesson with the aid of:

• Flash cards showing words like ‘big’, ‘small’, ‘heavy’, ‘light’.
• Charts with pictures of people and things of different sizes and weights.
• Real objects of varying sizes (e.g., a big book, a small pencil).
• Real objects of varying weights (e.g., a heavy stone, a light feather).
• Textbook
• Notebook

Rationale for the Lesson

This lesson helps pupils develop their grammatical accuracy and descriptive language skills. Learning to describe people and things by weight and size enables them to communicate more clearly and effectively. This skill is fundamental for building more complex sentences and understanding descriptive texts in the future.

Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge

Pupils should be able to identify common objects and people around them and have a basic understanding of simple English words.

Lesson Content/Board Summary

Grammar: Describing People and Things by Weight and Size

Words to Describe Size

We use words to tell how big or small someone or something is. Some words we use are:

1. Big: This means very large.
2. Small: This means not large.
3. Large: This means big in size.
4. Little: This means small in size.

Examples of Describing Size

For People:

1. The man is big.
2. The baby is small.
3. My brother is large.
4. The girl is little.

For Things:

1. The elephant is a big animal.
2. The ant is a small insect.
3. We live in a large house.
4. I have a little toy car.

Words to Describe Weight

We use words to tell how heavy or light someone or something is. Some words we use are:

1. Heavy: This means having a lot of weight.
2. Light: This means not having much weight.

Examples of Describing Weight

For People:

1. The wrestler is heavy.
2. The child is light.

For Things:

1. The stone is heavy.
2. The feather is light.
3. My school bag is very heavy today.
4. The balloon is light.

Teaching Methods/Instructional Techniques

Discussion, Demonstration, Guided Practice, Question and Answer, Explanation, Observation.

Instructional Procedures

Step 1: Introduction

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Activating prior knowledge

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher greets the pupils and shows them two objects of different sizes (e.g., a big book and a small pencil). The teacher asks, “What do you notice about these two objects?” and “How are they different?”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond by saying one is big and the other is small. They share their observations.

Learning Point: Differences in size

Step 2: Introducing Size Descriptors

Time: 8 minutes

Teaching Skill: Explanation/Demonstration

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher explains that words like ‘big’, ‘small’, ‘large’, and ‘little’ help us describe the size of people and things. The teacher uses flashcards and pictures to demonstrate each word with examples.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen attentively, repeat the words, and observe the examples shown on flashcards and charts.

Learning Point: Size descriptive words

Step 3: Guided Practice for Size

Time: 7 minutes

Teaching Skill: Guided practice

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher points to various objects in the classroom (e.g., a big table, a small chair, a large window) and asks pupils to describe their size using the learned words. The teacher also shows pictures of people (e.g., a big man, a little child) and guides pupils to describe them.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils take turns describing the objects and people shown, using words like ‘big’, ‘small’, ‘large’, ‘little’.

Learning Point: Describing size practically

Step 4: Introducing Weight Descriptors

Time: 6 minutes

Teaching Skill: Explanation/Demonstration

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher introduces words like ‘heavy’ and ‘light’ to describe weight. The teacher demonstrates with two objects of different weights (e.g., a heavy stone and a light feather) and asks pupils to feel the difference.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen, repeat the words, and feel the objects to understand the concept of heavy and light.

Learning Point: Weight descriptive words

Step 5: Guided Practice for Weight

Time: 6 minutes

Teaching Skill: Guided practice

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher presents more examples of objects and asks pupils to describe them as ‘heavy’ or ‘light’. The teacher also discusses how people can be described as heavy or light (e.g., “The baby is light, but the sumo wrestler is heavy”).

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils describe various objects and people by their weight, using ‘heavy’ or ‘light’.

Learning Point: Describing weight practically

Step 6: Sentence Construction

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Application

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher writes simple sentences on the board and asks pupils to fill in the blanks with appropriate size or weight words. For example: “The book is ____.” “The bird is ____.” “My father is a ____ man.”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils complete the sentences orally, choosing the correct descriptive words.

Learning Point: Using descriptive words

Step 7: Evaluation/Review

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Questioning/Assessment

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher evaluates the learning by asking the following questions:

1. Mention two words we use to describe size.
2. Mention two words we use to describe weight.
3. Describe your textbook using a word for size.
4. Describe a feather using a word for weight.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils answer orally and in writing.

Learning Point: Understanding descriptive words

Step 8: Note-Taking

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Guided Writing

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher guides pupils to copy the essential Board Summary notes on describing people and things by weight and size into their notebooks.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils copy the notes carefully into their notebooks.

Learning Point: Recording lesson points

Step 9: Conclusion

Time: 0 minutes

Teaching Skill: Consolidation

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher briefly reminds pupils that using descriptive words makes their sentences clearer and more interesting. The teacher encourages them to use these words in their everyday conversations.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen and acknowledge the importance of the lesson.

Learning Point: Importance of description

Continuous Assessment/Further Study

Type: Homework

Instruction: Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct word from the bracket.

1. An elephant is a (small / big) animal.
2. A feather is (heavy / light).
3. My friend has a (little / large) toy car.
4. The rock is very (heavy / light).
5. The new building is (small / large).

Lesson Keywords

• Big – large in size.
• Small – little in size.
• Large – great in size or amount.
• Little – small in size or amount.
• Heavy – having great weight.
• Light – not heavy.

Differentiation

For struggling learners, provide more one-on-one guidance, use simpler examples, and allow them to only focus on ‘big’ and ‘small’ for size, and ‘heavy’ and ‘light’ for weight. For advanced learners, encourage them to create their own sentences describing various objects and people, or challenge them to use more than one descriptive word in a sentence.

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